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UnOrthodox suppliment: Legal Card Name: Finori Doppelganger Mana Cost: {3}{L} Converted Mana Cost: 4 Types: Creature — Finori Shapeshifter Rules Text: {L}{L}: Finori Doppelganger becomes a copy of target creature except it has this ability. This ability cannot be activated during combat. Power / Toughness: 1/1 Color: Purple Color Identity: {L} Watermark: None Border Type: Black-bordered This printing Illustrated by John J. Muth Printing: The Sixth Color - InQuest #22 UnCommander Rulings Purple is a color in in the Unorthodox suppliment for UnCommander. See…

UnOrthodox suppliment: Legal Card Name: Alosis the Chosen Mana Cost: {2}{L}{L} Converted Mana Cost: 4 Types: Legendary Creature — Finori Spirit Rules Text: Anchoring (When this creature enters the battlefield, anchor it to an artifact or land you control. When either permanent becomes tapped, tap each of those permanents. When either permanent is destroyed, the controllers of each of those permanents which are still on the battlefield sacrifice them. When an anchor leaves the battlefield, each permanent anchored to it is sacrificed by its…

UnOrthodox suppliment: Legal Card Name: Tribbles Mana Cost: {2}{G} Converted Mana Cost: 3 Types: Enchantment Rules Text: When Tribbles enters the battlefield, create a 0/1 green Tribble creature token. At the beginning of your upkeep, create a 0/1 green Tribble creature token for each token with the creature type Tribble on the battlefield. If at any point the number of tokens with the Tribble creature type on the battlefield is greater than the number of non-Tribble permanents on the battlefield, you lose the game.…

UnOrthodox suppliment: Legal Card Name: Red Shirt Mana Cost: {R} Converted Mana Cost: 1 Types: Creature — Human Soldier Rules Text: If another creature you control would die, instead sacrifice Red Shirt and remove all damage marked on that creature. Power / Toughness: 1/1 Color: Red Color Identity: {R} Watermark: None Border Type: Black-bordered This printing Illustrated by Stefano BaldoPrinting: The Final Frontier - InQuest Gamer #92 Original Text Red Shirt {R} Creature — Dead Man Walking When any creature you control would be…

UnCommander: Legal View on Gatherer Card Name: Data Mana Cost: {5} Converted Mana Cost: 5 Types: Artifact Creature — Construct Advisor Rules Text: {U}, {T}, Discard a card: Search your library for a card with the same converted mana cost as the discarded card and put it into your hand. Power / Toughness: 3/5 Color: Colorless Color Identity: {U}{R} Watermark: None No illustration credit givenPrinting: The Final Frontier - InQuest Gamer #92 Card Name: Lore Mana Cost: {5} Converted Mana Cost: 5 Types: Artifact…

UnOrthodox suppliment: Legal Card Name: Borg Cube Mana Cost: {4}{B}{B} Converted Mana Cost: 6 Types: Creature — Cyborg Spaceship Rules Text: Borg Cube is every creature type (even if this card isn’t on the battlefield). Flying Borg Cube's power and toughness are each equal to the number of creature cards in all graveyards. At the beginning of your upkeep, mill cards equal to Borg Cube's power. Power / Toughness: */* Color: Black Color Identity: {B} Watermark: None Border Type: Black-bordered No illustration credit givenPrinting:…

UnOrthodox suppliment: Legal Card Name: The Tommyknockers Mana Cost: {2}{G} Converted Mana Cost: 3 Types: Enchantment Rules Text: {1}, Put a -1/-1 counter on each creature you control: Each creature you control gains your choice of either— • First Strike until end of turn. • Flying until end of turn. • Haste until end of turn. • Trample until end of turn. Activate this ability only once each turn. Color: Green Color Identity: {G} Watermark: None Border Type: Black-bordered No illustration credit given Printing:…

UnOrthodox suppliment: Legal Card Name: Pet Sematary Converted Mana Cost: 0 Types: Legendary Land Rules Text: {T}: Add {C}. {2}{B}, {T}, Sacrifice a permanent: Create a 2/2 black Zombie creature token. Color: Colorless Color Identity: {B} Watermark: None Border Type: Black-bordered No illustration credit given Printing: Stephen King - InQuest Gamer #85 Original Text Pet Sematary Legendary Land {T}: Add one colorless mana to your mana pool. {2}{B},{T}, Sacrifice a permanent: Put a 2/2 black Zombie creature token into play.

UnOrthodox suppliment: Legal Card Name: It Mana Cost: {3}{U}{B} Converted Mana Cost: 5 Types: Creature — Shapeshifter Nightmare Rules Text: When 'It' enters the battlefield, search your library for a creature card and exile that card. 'It' becomes a copy of that card, except it keeps the following ability— At the beginning of your upkeep, search your library for a creature card and exile that card. 'It' becomes a copy of that card, except it has this ability. Power / Toughness: 0/0 Color: Blue,…

UnOrthodox suppliment: Legal Card Name: Carrie Mana Cost: {R}{R} Converted Mana Cost: 2 Types: Legendary Creature — Human Shaman Rules Text: Shroud Whenever you are attacked by one or more creatures, put a Rage counter on Carrie. Threshold — Sacrifice Carrie: Carrie deals damage equal to the number of Rage counters on it to each creature and player. Activate this ability only if seven or more cards are in your graveyard. Power / Toughness: 0/2 Color: Red Color Identity: {R} Watermark: None Border Type:…

UnOrthodox suppliment: Legal Card Name: Zam Wesell Mana Cost: {1}{U}{U} Converted Mana Cost: 3 Types: Creature — Shapeshifter Assassin Rules Text: Zam Wesell has protection from its own creature type or types. {1}, Choose a creature type: Zam Wesell becomes that creature type. (This effect lasts indefinitely.) Power / Toughness: 3/2 Color: Blue Color Identity: {U} Watermark: None Border Type: Black-bordered No illustration credit Printing: Send in the Clones - InQuest Gamer #87 UnCommander Rulings Zam Wessell loses all its other creature types when…

UnOrthodox suppliment: Legal Card Name: Jedi Council Mana Cost: {X}{W} Converted Mana Cost: 1 Types: Instant Rules Text: Target opponent searches your library and reveals X nonland cards of their choice. Put one of the cards revealed this way into your hand and exile the other cards revealed this way. Color: White Color Identity: {W} Watermark: None Border Type: Black-bordered No illustration credit given Printing: Send in the Clones - InQuest Gamer #87 Original Text Jedi Council {X}{W} Instant Target opponent searches your library…

UnOrthodox suppliment: Legal Card Name: Jango Fett Mana Cost: {3}{R}{R} Converted Mana Cost: 5 Types: Legendary Creature — Human Assassin Rules Text: Flying Jango Fett comes enters the battlefield with five battle counters on it. {1}, Remove a battle counter from Jango Fett: Jango Fett deals 1 damage to target creature. {1}, Remove a battle counter from Jango Fett: Prevent the next 1 damage that would be dealt to Jango Fett this turn. Power / Toughness: 3/3 Color: Red Color Identity: {R} Watermark: None…

UnOrthodox suppliment: Legal Card Name: Destroyer Droid Mana Cost: {5} Converted Mana Cost: 5 Types: Artifact Creature — Construct Rules Text: Whenever Destroyer Droid is dealt damage, for each 1 damage dealt to Destroyer Droid this way, Destroyer Droid deals 1 damage to target creature. (You may target the same creature multiple times.) Power / Toughness: 4/4 Color: Colorless Color Identity: {C} Watermark: None Border Type: Black-bordered No illustration credit given Printing: Send in the Clones - InQuest Gamer #87 Original Text Destroyer Droid…

UnOrthodox suppliment: Legal Card Name: Pinhead Mana Cost: {B}{B}{B} Converted Mana Cost: 3 Types: Legendary creature — Horror Cleric Rules Text: {1}: Return Pinhead to its owner's hand. Pinhead's controller chooses to either draw a card or put the top card of their graveyard into their hand. This ability may only be activated by an opponent. Power / Toughness: 5/5 Color: Black Color Identity: {B} Watermark: None Border Type: Black-bordered Anchor Bay Ent. & Clive BarkerPrinting: Rising Stars - InQuest Gamer #73 UnCommander Rulings…

UnOrthodox suppliment: Legal Card Name: Flukeman Mana Cost: {2}{U} Converted Mana Cost: 3 Types: Creature — Horror Rules Text: Whenever Flukeman attacks and isn't blocked, you may have it assign no combat damage this combat. If you do, draw a card, then the defending player discards a card. Prevent any other damage it would deal this combat. Power / Toughness: 2/2 Color: Blue Color Identity: {U} Watermark: None Border Type: Black-bordered X-Files Printing: Rising Stars - InQuest Gamer #73 UnCommander Rulings Original Text Flukeman…

UnOrthodox suppliment: Legal Card Name: Rule the Planet Mana Cost: {3}{G}{G} Converted Mana Cost: 5 Types: Sorcery Rules Text: You may cast Rule the Planet as though it had flash if you pay {2} more to cast it. (If you do, you may cast it any time you could cast an instant.) All creatures you control have base power equal to the power of target creature you control until end of turn. Color: Green Color Identity: {G} Watermark: None Border Type: Black-bordered This printing…

UnOrthodox suppliment: Legal Card Name: General Thade Mana Cost: {2}{R}{G} Converted Mana Cost: 4 Types: Legendary Creature — Ape Soldier Rules Text: When General Thade enters the battlefield, if you cast it from your hand, create X 1/1 green Ape creature tokens, where X is the number of creatures you control (including General Thade). Power / Toughness: 1/3 Color: Red, Green Color Identity: {R}{G} Watermark: None Border Type: Black-bordered This printing Illustrated by Sam Emerson Printing: Planet of the Apes - InQuest Gamer #77…

UnOrthodox suppliment: Legal Card Name: Attar Mana Cost: {3}{G} Converted Mana Cost: 4 Types: Legendary Creature — Ape Soldier Rules Text: Attar's controller may not activate more than one of the following abilities per turn — • {G}: Attar gains trample until end of turn. • {G}: Attar gains first strike until end of turn. • {G}: Attar gains haste until end of turn. • {G}: Attar gains protection from red until end of turn. Power / Toughness: 3/2 Color: Green Color Identity: {G}…

UnOrthodox suppliment: Legal Card Name: Wall of Ass Mana Cost: {1}{W}{W} Converted Mana Cost: 3 Types: Creature — Donkey Wall Rules Text: Defender Whenever Wall of Ass blocks, put a gas counter on it. During each untap step, creatures with power less than the number of gas counters on Wall of Ass do not untap during that untap step. Power / Toughness: 0/7 Color: White Color Identity: {W} Watermark: None Border Type: Black-bordered This printing Illustrated by Allen G. Douglas Printing: Magic's X-Files -…

UnOrthodox suppliment: Legal Card Name: Squee, Goblin Piss Boy Mana Cost: {2}{R} Converted Mana Cost: 3 Types: Legendary Creature — Goblin Rules Text: While an opponent is choosing targets from any source, that player must choose Squee, Goblin Piss Boy for as many of those targets as possible. Power / Toughness: 0/2 Color: Red Color Identity: {R} Watermark: None Border Type: Black-bordered This printing Illustrated by Allen G. Douglas Printing: Magic's X-Files - InQuest Gamer #62 UnCommander Rulings If there are two or more…

UnOrthodox suppliment: Legal Card Name: Mirri's Sexy Lifeless Corpse Mana Cost: {1}{G}{G} Converted Mana Cost: 3 Types: Enchantment — Aura Rules Text: Enchant Creature Fading 8 (This enchantment enters the battlefield with eight fade counters on it. At the beginning of your upkeep, remove a fade counter from it. If you can't, sacrifice it.) At the beginning of enchanted creature's controller's upkeep, that player sacrifices it, draws cards equal to its power then attaches Mirri's Sexy Lifeless Corpse to target creature of their choice…

UnOrthodox suppliment: Legal Card Name: Howl from Behind Mana Cost: {X}{B} Converted Mana Cost: 1 Types: Instant Rules Text: X must be the number of creatures on the battlefield as Howl from Behind's mana cost is paid. Exile all creatures, then return them to the battlefield under their owner's control. Color: Black Color Identity: {B} Watermark: None Border Type: Black-bordered This printing Illustrated by Allen G. Douglas Printing: Magic's X-Files - InQuest Gamer #62 Original Text Howl from Behind {X}{B} Instant X is equal…

UnOrthodox suppliment: Legal Card Name: City in a Bowl Mana Cost: {2} Converted Mana Cost: 2 Types: Artifact Rules Text: City in a Bowl doesn't untap during your untap step. At the beginning of your upkeep, if City in a Bowl is tapped, put one water counter on City in a Bowl. Remove three water counters from City in a Bowl: Untap City in a Bowl. {T}: Exile target black creature. Color: Colorless Color Identity: {C} Watermark: None Border Type: Black-bordered This printing Illustrated…

UnOrthodox suppliment: Legal View on Gatherer Card Name: Vicious Hunger Mana Cost: {B}{B} Converted Mana Cost: 2 Types: Sorcery Rules Text: Vicious Hunger deals 2 damage to target creature and you gain 2 life. Color: Black Color Identity: {B} Watermark: None Border Type: Silver-bordered This printing Illustrated by Massimilano Frezzato With a little help from Yawgatog Printing: Mise Tings - InQuest Gamer #99 UnCommander Rulings This printing is functionally identical to the other printings of Vicious Hunger. View this card's Gatherer entry for additional…

UnOrthodox suppliment: Legal Card Name: German Dance Mana Cost: {U}{U} Converted Mana Cost: 2 Types: Sorcery Rules Text: Create a 2/1 blue Wizard creature token. Color: Blue Color Identity: {U} Watermark: None Border Type: Black-bordered This printing Illustrated by Scott M. Fischer With a little help from Yawgatog Printing: Mise Tings - InQuest Gamer #99 Original Text German Dance {U}{U} Sorcery Put a 2/1 blue Wizard token into play, whether you like it or not. I will do the German dance for you. It’s…

UnOrthodox suppliment: Legal Card Name: Marilyn Manson Mana Cost: {2}{B}{R} Converted Mana Cost: 4 Types: Legendary Creature — Human Gimmick Rules Text: Marilyn Manson enters the battlefield with four +1/+1 counters on it. At the beginning of your upkeep, remove one +1/+1 counter from Marilyn Manson. When there are no +1/+1 counters on Marilyn Manson, exile it. Power / Toughness: 0/0 Color: Black, Red Color Identity: {B}{R} Watermark: None Border Type: Black-bordered No illustration credit given Printing: Monsters of Rock - InQuest Gamer #82…

UnOrthodox suppliment: Legal Card Name: KISS of Death Mana Cost: {X}{B}{B} Converted Mana Cost: 2 Types: Sorcery Rules Text: Put an Aging-Poorly counter on X target creatures. For the rest of the game, whenever a creature with an Aging-Poorly counter becomes tapped, destroy it and remove all Aging-Poorly counters from it. Color: Black Color Identity: {B} Watermark: None Border Type: Black-bordered No illustration credit givenPrinting: Monsters of Rock - InQuest Gamer #82 UnCommander Rulings If you cannot select X target creatures as this spell…

UnOrthodox suppliment: Legal Card Name: Mage Spawn Lich Mana Cost: {1}{B}{B} Converted Mana Cost: 3 Types: Creature — Zombie Wizard Rules Text: You may pay colored mana costs and additional costs of spells you cast as though they were generic mana costs. Power / Toughness: 1/3 Color: Black Color Identity: {B} Watermark: None Border Type: Black-bordered No illustration credit given Printing: Mage Knight - InQuest Gamer #81 UnCommander Rulings Mage Spawn Lich's ability also applies to how other types of colored mana symbols in…

UnOrthodox suppliment: Legal Card Name: Brass Golem Mana Cost: {5} Converted Mana Cost: 5 Types: Artifact Creature — Golem Rules Text: {0}: Brass Golem gains protection from all the colors of target creature blocking it. Power / Toughness: 4/3 Color: Colorless Color Identity: {C} Watermark: None Border Type: Black-bordered No illustration credit given Printing: Mage Knight - InQuest Gamer #81 UnCommander Rulings Brass Golem's ability can be activated more than once per combat Brass Golem's ability still targets creatures, so abilities like hexproof and…

UnOrthodox suppliment: Legal Card Name: Treebeard Mana Cost: {4}{G}{G} Converted Mana Cost: 6 Types: Legendary Creature — Treefolk Rules Text: Trample {3}, {T}: all players reveal the top card of their library. Put onto the battlefield under your control each creature card with converted mana cost 3 or less revealed this way. Activate this ability only during your upkeep step. Power / Toughness: 5/5 Color: Green Color Identity: {G} Watermark: None Border Type: Black-bordered This printing Illustrated by Greg & Tim Hildebrandt Printing: Middle…

UnOrthodox suppliment: Legal Card Name: The Balrog Mana Cost: {4}{B}{B} Converted Mana Cost: 6 Types: Legendary Creature — Avatar Demon Rules Text: {1}, put a -1/-1 counter on The Balrog: The Balrog deals 1 damage to any target. Power / Toughness: 7/7 Color: Black Color Identity: {B} Watermark: None Border Type: Black-bordered This printing Illustrated by Greg & Tim Hildebrandt Printing: Middle Earth - Inquest Gamer #69 Original Text The Balrog {4}{B}{B} Creature — Demon Legend Dark Minion {1}: Deal 1 damage to target…

UnOrthodox suppliment: Legal Card Name: Saruman's Palantir Mana Cost: {3} Converted Mana Cost: 3 Types: Artifact Rules Text: {X}, {T}: look at the top X cards of target player's library and put them back in any order. Lose 2 life. Color: Colorless Color Identity: {C} Watermark: None Border Type: Black-bordered This printing Illustrated by Greg & Tim Hildebrandt Printing: Middle Earth - Inquest Gamer #69 Original Text Saruman’s Palantir {3} Artifact {X},{T}: Look at the top X cards of target player’s library and put…

UnOrthodox suppliment: Legal Card Name: Gandalf The White Mana Cost: {3}{W} Converted Mana Cost: 4 Types: Legendary Creature — Avatar Wizard Rules Text: Gandalf The White enters the battlefield with three spell counters on it. {3}, {T}: Exile a nonland card from your hand face down. You may look at any time you wish while it is in exile. {T}, remove a spell counter from Gandalf: you may cast a card exiled with Gandalf without paying its casting cost if it is a time…

UnOrthodox suppliment: Legal Card Name: Barad-Dûr, The Dark Tower Converted Mana Cost: 0 Types: Legendary Land Rules Text: Barad-Dûr enters the battlefield tapped. {T}: add {B}. {B}{B}, {T}: Reveal the top card of your library. Target creature gets +X/+X until end of turn, where X is the card's converted mana cost. Color: Colorless Color Identity: {B} Watermark: None Border Type: Black-bordered This printing Illustrated by Greg & Tim HildebrandtPrinting: Middle Earth - Inquest Gamer #69 Original Text Barad-Dûr, The Dark TowerLegendary LandBarad-Dûr comes into…

UnOrthodox suppliment: Legal Card Name: Reindeer In Heat Mana Cost: {2}{R}{G} Converted Mana Cost: 4 Types: Creature — Elk Rules Text: Reindeer In Heat gets -2/-2 for each other creature on the battlefield. Power / Toughness: 9/9 Color: Red, Green Color Identity: {R}{G} Watermark: None Border Type: Black-bordered This printing Illustrated by BrizPrinting: Merry Christmas - InQuest Gamer #93 Original Text Reindeer In Heat{2}{R}{G}Creature — ReindeerReindeer In Heat gets -2/-2 for each other creature in play.9/9Illus. Briz © 1993-2000 Wizards of the Coast, Inc.…

UnOrthodox suppliment: Legal Card Name: Regifted Fruitcake Mana Cost: {3} Converted Mana Cost: 3 Types: Artifact Creature — Elemental Rules Text: If Regifted Fruitcake would be destroyed, instead remove all damage marked on it and tap it. Effects that prevent regeneration will prevent this replacement effect. (This does not remove it from combat.) Power / Toughness: 1/1 Color: Colorless Color Identity: {C} Watermark: None Border Type: Black-bordered This printing Illustrated by Briz Printing: Merry Christmas - InQuest Gamer #93 Original Text Regifted Fruitcake {3}…

UnOrthodox suppliment: Legal Card Name: Kwanzaa Bush Converted Mana Cost: 0 Types: Land Rules Text: {T}: Add {C}. Kwanzaa Bush enters the battlefield with 3 gift counters on it. At the beginning of your upkeep, remove a gift counter from Kwanzaa Bush. When the last gift counter is removed from Kwanzaa bush, it becomes a 2/2 green plant creature. It's still a land. (This effect lasts indefinitely.) Color: Colorless Color Identity: {C} Watermark: None Border Type: Black-bordered This printing Illustrated by BrizPrinting: Merry Christmas…